The fault in our stars.

“The fault in our stars” is the sixth book by , published in January 2012. John Green also wrote: “”, “An abundance of Katherine”, “”, “Let it snow”, “Three holiday romance”, “Will Grayson, Will Grayson” and “The fault in our stars”. “The fault in our stars” is a realistic fiction and it is a romantic comedy-drama. Both the book and the movie have won a lot of awards. I have seen the movie and read the book and I think the film is not too far off from the book’s storyline. Hazel Grace Lancaster is a 16 year old teenager that lives in Indianapolis in America, Hazel was diagnosed when she was 12 with thyroid cancer which spread to her lungs. She goes to cancer patient support group and there she meets a 17 year old boy called Augustus Waters, who had cancer in is leg. He lost his leg and his friend, Isaac, is losing his remaining eye because of cancer. Hazel and Augustus start hanging out and get to know each other. Hazel has a favorite book that she has read a thousands times called: “An imperial Affliction” written by Peter Van Houten. Hazel sent an email to Peter looking for answers regarding the book. Peter replied and told her she had to come to Amsterdam if she wanted the answers. Hazel and Augustus traveled to Amsterdam and had a wonderful time until Augustus told Hazel that the cancer came back and he didn´t have long to live. They enjoyed their last couple of days and then headed back home. Augustus passed away a few weeks later and Hazel was devastated but she kept going and life went on. Later she was talking to Isaac and he told her that Augustus had been writing a letter to her and had sent it to peter for expert advice. Hazel found it and read it over. Towards the end of the letter he wrote: “Getting hurt in this world is inevitable, but we do get to choose who we allow to hurt us, and that he is happy with his choice.” He hopes she likes her choice too. My favorite character is Hazel because she is a strong, caring person, always stands for herself and always thinks about others before she thinks about herself. The message to be taken from the book is that we should be happy and be thankful for the life god gave us because there is a lot of people in the world that are struggling. I personally recommend the book; it is a great book and tells us how lucky we are. In the book there is a strong contrast between happiness and sadness.

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By: Sara Dögg Sveinbjörnsdóttir

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